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Everything on Earth evolves as a product of its environment. So when conditions are a certain way, we get scary large apex predators we call “monsters."
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How Early Civilizations Created Monsters From Dinosaur Bones: seeker.com/how-early-civilizations-created-monsters-from-dinosaur-bones-1815334269.html
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Predator-Prey Relationships:
http://necsi.edu/projects/evolution/co-evolution/pred-prey/co-evolution_predator.html
“A predator is an organism that eats another organism. The prey is the organism which the predator eats. Some examples of predator and prey are lion and zebra, bear and fish, and fox and rabbit."
Gigantism & Dwarfism On Islands:
pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/gigantism-and-dwarfism-islands.html
“Island giants are aplenty: Komodo has its dragons. Madagascar has its giant hissing cockroach. Until about 1,000 years ago, New Zealand had its colossal bird, the moa."
Beware Of The Animals…:
theguardian.com/environment/2006/may/17/g2.conservationandendangeredspecies
“The wall around the Virungas National Park in Rwanda is far from finished, but already it stretches for 100km. Every day it grows as villagers add volcanic rock to the perimeter."
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Episode 2 of 5
Check us out on iTunes! testtube.com/podcast
Please Subscribe! testu.be/1FjtHn5
Everything on Earth evolves as a product of its environment. So when conditions are a certain way, we get scary large apex predators we call “monsters."
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Previous Episode:
How Early Civilizations Created Monsters From Dinosaur Bones: seeker.com/how-early-civilizations-created-monsters-from-dinosaur-bones-1815334269.html
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Sources:
Predator-Prey Relationships:
http://necsi.edu/projects/evolution/co-evolution/pred-prey/co-evolution_predator.html
“A predator is an organism that eats another organism. The prey is the organism which the predator eats. Some examples of predator and prey are lion and zebra, bear and fish, and fox and rabbit."
Gigantism & Dwarfism On Islands:
pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/gigantism-and-dwarfism-islands.html
“Island giants are aplenty: Komodo has its dragons. Madagascar has its giant hissing cockroach. Until about 1,000 years ago, New Zealand had its colossal bird, the moa."
Beware Of The Animals…:
theguardian.com/environment/2006/may/17/g2.conservationandendangeredspecies
“The wall around the Virungas National Park in Rwanda is far from finished, but already it stretches for 100km. Every day it grows as villagers add volcanic rock to the perimeter."
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DNews Plus is built for enthusiastic science fans seeking out comprehensive conversations on the geeky topics they love. Host Trace Dominguez digs beyond the usual scope to deliver details, developments and opinions on advanced topics like AI, string theory and Mars exploration. DNews Plus is also offered as an audio podcast on iTunes.
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![Our Drinking Water is Disappearing
Are we going to run out of water? Satellite data says were drying out at a rate of two Californias a year! Thats a very LARGE SWATH OF EARTH. Whats going on?
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**Desalination: A Source of Drinking Water - Success Stories Across the World** (Smart Water Magazine)
https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/smart-water-magazine/desalination-a-source-drinking-water-success-stories-across-world
Global leaders in desalination including Saudi Arabia, Israel, UAE, Morocco, US, and Spain demonstrate how seawater conversion technology is becoming a critical solution for water scarcity amid climate change and population growth.
**Singapore Water Story** (PUB Singapore)
https://www.pub.gov.sg/Public/WaterLoop/OurWaterStory
Singapores journey from water-scarce nation to global water management leader through innovative **Four National Taps** strategy combining rainwater collection, imported water, recycled water, and desalination technologies.
**Understanding Responses to Climate-Related Water Scarcity in Africa** (ScienceDirect) (based on search results)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666445320300064#fig1
Research examining how African communities are adapting to climate-driven water shortages reveals the need for coordinated institutional responses and integrated indigenous knowledge systems to address escalating water crises.
**Gravity Map Reveals Earths Extremes** (New Scientist/ESA GOCE) (based on search results)
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24068-gravity-map-reveals-earths-extremes/
ESAs GOCE satellite has created the most accurate **geoid** map ever produced, revealing Earths lumpy gravitational field and helping scientists understand ocean circulation, earthquake processes, and climate change impacts.
**Earths Continents Are Drying Out at Unprecedented Rate, Satellite Data Reveal** (Space.com)
https://www.space.com/science/climate-change/earths-continents-are-drying-out-at-unprecedented-rate-satellite-data-reveal
Two decades of NASA GRACE satellite data shows continental water loss accelerating since 2002, with 75% of the worlds population now living in areas suffering freshwater loss, contributing more to sea level rise than melting ice sheets.
**New Global Study Shows Freshwater is Disappearing at Alarming Rates** (Arizona State University)
https://news.asu.edu/20250725-environment-and-sustainability-new-global-study-shows-freshwater-disappearing-alarming
ASU-led research using GRACE satellite data reveals four continental-scale **mega-drying** regions in the Northern Hemisphere, with groundwater depletion accounting for 68% of terrestrial water loss and threatening water security for billions.
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